CZE 6:1 SUI | Czech Republic - Switzerland (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)

Hlinka Gretzky Cup

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Czech Republic

6:1 (4:1, 1:0, 1:0)

Switzerland

Monday 08.08.2016, 19:00 • Ice Bors Arena, Břeclav, Czech Republic • Hlinka Gretzky Cup • Group A

		Welcome. This game starts at 19:00 CET.
		Starting lineups: Czech Republic: Škarek (Vomáčka) – Kvasnička, Mikyska, Galvas, Šalda, Bednář, Král, Bukač – Svoboda, Nečas (C), Kaut – Kern (A), Hladoník, Zadina – Machala (A), Kondelík, Safin – Chytil, Škvrně, Dvořák – Novák Switzerland: Zaetta (Messerli) – Greisser (C), Le Coultre, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Schüpbach, Wüthrich – Reymondin, Kurashev, Hischier – Simic, Nyffeler, Sigrist (A) – Müller, Döpfner, Lehmann – Tanner, Eggenberger (A), Kobler – Leuenberger Referees: Čech, Hribik – Ondráček, Svoboda (all CZE).
		Warmups are over, the game between Czech Republic and Switzerland is about to start in approximately 20 minutes.
	00:01	Game started.
	00:28	Some early offensive zone time for the Swiss, but the home team manages to steal the puck eventually and leap forward.
	00:59	Galvas doesn't manage to get hold of a thrown away puck on the blueline, but there will be a faceoff in front of Zaetta due to an icing.
	01:19	Goal for Team Switzerland! That escalated quickly! The Swiss take an early lead thanks to JUSTIN SIGRIST, who capitalized on Müller's pass as his wrister stunned Škarek in the home net! Assisted by: Nicolas Müller.
01:19 Sigrist (SUI) - 0:1
	01:58	The Czechs are trying to get an edge in possesion but their opponents are doing a great job in skating around their own zone.
	02:37	After a won faceoff in the offensive zone, Nico Hischier tries to open a shooting lane for himself but fails to get the shot through on Škarek.
	03:37	That was a great chance for the Czech team, but Šalda's slapper from the blueline rings off the woodwork!
03:37
	03:40	Robin Nyffeler (SUI) receives a minor penalty for slashing.
	04:38	Radim Nečas smoothly brings the puck to the offensive zone and gives the puck to Zadina, whose shot is blocked.
	05:17	Kvasnička is in a great shooting position, but opts not to shoot, which definitely isn't the right decision. Zaetta covers the puck and holds on.
	05:40	Nyffeler is back on the ice, Team Switzerland is playing in full strength.
	06:10	An icing by the Swiss brings the game back to the Czech offensive zone.
	06:36	Filip Chytil cuts in on Zaetta from the right side but his shot goes just wide.
	07:41	After a tic-tac-toe play by the Czech team, Zadina found himself empty in the right circle, but couldn't beat Zaetta with his wrister!
	08:32	Goal for Team Czech Republic! We have a tie game! The home team manages to sustain the ongoing pressure until MATYÁŠ SVOBODA surprises Zaetta with a shot from a tough angle! Assisted by: Radim Šalda.
08:32 Kaut (CZE) - 1:1
	09:22	The Czech forwards come clicking again, Filip Zadina circles the net and gives the puck back to Mikyska, whose shot is blocked.
	10:01	Icing Switzerland.
	10:28	It seems as if the Czech are on the powerplay right now. After another smooth passing play, Filip Král has a lot of time on the blueline and decides to shoot, but his wrister is saved by Zaetta.
	10:56	The Swiss team is going on a penalty kill, Ramon Tanner (SUI) receives two minutes for holding.
	11:13	David Kvasnička tries his luck from the blueline, but his shot is caught and held by Zaetta.
	11:52	The Swiss players managed to dump the puck to safety.
	12:11	Kaut's tip-in attempt from the edge of the blue paint sails just wide!
	12:56	Team Switzerland is back in full strength.
	13:20	Ramon Tanner (SUI) performs an unnecessary knee check on Zadina and receives a five minute penalty + penalty until the end of the game. The minor penalty will be served by Andreas Döpfner.
	14:51	Goal for Team Czech Republic! It seemed as it was just a matter of time until the Czechs would score again. Galvas finds FILIP ZADINA on the edge of the right circle with a nifty pass and the Czech forward made no mistake in putting the puck into a half-empty net. Assisted by: Jakub Galvas.
14:51 Zadina (CZE) - 2:1
	16:05	The hosts definitely have an edge in possession and shooting right now, the Swiss team is under sustained pressure.
	16:30	Offside Czech Republic.
	17:01	Philipp Kurashev (SUI) gets a two minute minor for hooking, meaning that a two-man advantage for the home team will follow.
	17:27	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The Czech powerplay unit comes clicking once again to make it a two-goal lead! Zaetta blocks a shot by Nečas but the puck drops to MATYÁŠ SVOBODA who makes no mistake! Assisted by: Radim Nečas, David Kvasnička.
17:27 Svoboda (CZE) - 3:1
	18:20	Visiting team at full strength.
	18:24	Goal for Team Czech Republic! The game is quickly getting away from the Swiss team! OSTAP SAFIN comes in on Gianluca Zaetta from the right side and his shot finds the back of the net. Assisted by: Ondřej Machala, Jakub Galvas.
18:24 Safin (CZE) - 4:1
	19:22	Zadina's no look pass on the blueline is held by the Swiss who finally manage to dump the puck to safety.
	20:00	1st period finished.
		Despite an early lead for Team Switzerland, the game is clearly going the Czech's way. The co-hosts responded to Sigrist's early opener by a four-goal showing thanks to Kaut, Zadina, Svoboda and Safin. 2nd period starts at 19:46 CET.
		Team Czech Republic will begin the second frame on a penalty kill, Bukač (CZE) receives a two-minute hooking minor.
	20:01	Start of 2nd period.
	20:50	Kvasnička dumps the puck to safety and the Czech team can switch its units on the ice.
	21:25	Radim Šalda steals the puck from one of the Swiss defencemen and dishes it off to Jaroslav Dvořák, who fails to get a show away in a great position!
	22:00	Daniel Bukač is back on the ice and skates back to his own zone to help his teammates.
22:00
	22:28	Leuenberger tries to surprise Škarek with a wicked wrister from the blueline, but the puck sails wide.
	22:53	Dvořák appears on a breakaway out of the blue but fails to get a shot away!
	23:07	Goal for Team Czech Republic! Seconds after coming back to full strength, the Czech offense starts clicking again. Kaut finds MARTIN NEČAS behind the net and the Czech captain finished off his wraparound attempt in style! Assisted by: Martin Kaut.
23:07 Nečas (CZE) - 5:1
	24:17	The Czechs came close to yet another goal and after some pushing and shoving in front of the net, the puck eventually crossed the line, but the goal was disallowed!
24:17
	24:17	Nevertheless, the Swiss bench boss decides to take a timeout.
	24:36	Icing of Team Czech Republic.
	25:01	Jan Kern does a great job in turning around his guard but fails to get a shot away later on.
	25:09	Jaroslav Dvořák (CZE) receives a minor penalty for high-sticking.
	25:19	This is looking more and more promising for the Swiss as Hladoník (CZE) shoots the puck into the stands and joins Dvořák in the penalty box.
	25:58	Hischier circles around the blueline and opts to pass the puck to Kurashev, whose shot was too weak to stun Škarek.
	26:25	Machala steals the puck on the defensive blueline and dumps the puck away.
	26:39	A shot by Sven Leuenberger ends up somewhere underneath Škarek's pads and the whistle sounds to end the pushing and shoving.
	27:26	After returning from the penalty box, both Dvořák and Hladoník join the rush but can't manage to get the puck past Zaetta who was lying in his crease!
	28:42	Mick Schüpbach (SUI) hooks one of the Czech players in a promising scoring opportunity, the co-hosts will have yet another one-man advantage.
28:42
	29:43	Šalda fails to finish off a hipcheck in the corner and finds himself out of play, but the Swiss players couldn't capitalize on this chance.
	30:36	Kvasnička's slapper from the blueline is blocked and Schüpbach is seconds away from returning on the ice.
	31:15	Speed kills! Nico Hischier escapes from the Czech defenders and cuts in on Škarek, but the Czech goaltender made an unbelievable point blank save!
31:15
	32:07	Hischier (SUI) stays on the ice but hooks one of his opponents. We are going to see another Czech powerplay.
	32:43	Filip Zadina fakes a shot between the circles and passes the puck to Hladoník, but he failed to get the shot away.
	33:14	Schüpbach's wrister from the blueline is saved by Škarek and the Czech are transitioning back to offense.
	34:03	The puck ends up on Nečas' stick after an unexpected bounce but the home captain shoots well wide!
	34:07	Hischier is now back on the ice, Switzerland is playing at full strength.
	36:22	The Czech coach Václav Varaďa opts to take a timeout.
	36:49	Filip Chytil cuts in on Zaetta from the right circle but his shot is blocked by the Swiss defence.
	37:44	Dvořák tries to put an icing on the cake with a no-look pass towards Škvrně, but he cannot get hold of the puck.
	38:35	Zaetta clearly doesn't know where the puck is but the time passes on and the Swiss players are on the puck.
	39:15	Jakub Škarek freezes the play, a faceoff in the Czech zone will follow.
	39:47	Offside Switzerland.
	40:00	2nd period finished.
		The second period is over. The Czechs managed to keep the early momentum going when Nečas added their fifth goal, but since then the score hasn't changed. 3rd period will start at 20:32 CET.
	40:01	Start of 3rd period.
	40:35	After a nice drop pass from Zadina, Kern finds himself in front of the net but cannot get the shot away quickly enough!
	41:58	Jáchym Kondelík dishes it off to Machala but he misses the puck in a great scoring chance!
41:58
	42:45	There is barely any stoppage time in this fast-paced game. The puck is moving from one end of the ice to another but it seems like we already know the winner in advance.
42:45
	43:45	Goal for Team Czech Republic! This is now even more probable as the Czechs score once again! PSG Zlín's FILIP CHYTIL receives a gift from one of the Swiss defencemen who made a terrible mistake in his own end and Chytil knew what to do with the puck! Unassisted.
43:45 Chytil (CZE) - 6:1
	45:07	Matyáš Svoboda tries to open up some space for himself in the slot using his 209-pound frame, but the puck leapes away from him in the decisive moment.
	46:35	The Czechs dumped the puck behind Zaetta's net – icing.
	47:37	After a close afternoon game here in Břeclav, this one is pretty lopsided. Jakub Galvas joined the rush and ended up in the Swiss net, so a faceoff in the neutral zone will follow.
	48:12	Ostap Safin takes no risks and skates back to the defensive blueline with the puck on his stick. However, his pass ends up on yet another icing.
48:12
	49:05	The Swiss players get hold of the puck after a rare bad passing play by the co-hosts but fail to capitalise on this opportunity.
	49:51	Hladoník's individual effort on the right wing wins some offensive zone time for the Czechs but Zaetta doesn't have to make a save this time.
	51:30	Nečas tries to cut in on Gianluca Zaetta from center ice but loses control of the bouncy puck on the blueline.
	51:49	Offside Switzerland.
	52:26	The co-hosts lose the puck in their own zone after some great forechecking by Sigrist, but Jakub Škarek didn't have to make a save this time.
	53:04	The pace of this game is getting slower and slower as the final buzzer approaches, now it is too late for the Swiss to start fighting and tie the game up.
	53:58	Radim Nečas gets to a rebound of Kvasnička's attempt from the blueline but fails to beat Zaetta from a sharp angle.
	54:27	Gianluca Zaetta holds on for the whistle, a faceoff in the Czech offensive zone will follow.
	54:33	Justin Sigrists (SUI), scorer of the lone Swiss goal, receives a minor penalty for slashing.
	55:28	The Czechs don't look so sharp on the powerplay this time as their opponents managed to dish the puck to safety twice in a short amount of time.
	56:21	Mikyska misses on Svoboda's no-look pass and the Swiss players dump the puck away yet again.
	56:33	Visiting team at full strength.
	57:36	Novák's dish for Chytil is held by the Swiss defence as the game is quickly coming to a close.
		1522 spectators found their way to the stands here in Břeclav for tonight's game!
	58:35	The Swiss players are holding the puck but the home fans are giving their young heroes a standing ovation.
	59:18	In the last minute of the game, Svoboda tries to cut in on Zaetta from the left boards but fails to do so.
		Game over.
		Game over! The co-hosts managed to score one more goal in the third period to finish off a successful start to the tournament. Best players of the game: Matyáš Svoboda (CZE) – Marco Lehmann (SUI) This is it from us in Břeclav for today, we wish you a good night and see you again tomorrow! (21:02:07)

Commentary by

Vojtěch Balon

@VojtaBalon

Goals & lineups Match log

Goals and assists: 9. Svoboda (Šalda), 15. Zadina (Galvas), 18. Svoboda (Nečas, Kvasnička), 19. Safin (Machala, Galvas), 24. Nečas (Kaut), 44. Chytil – 2. Sigrist (Müller)

Czech Republic: Škarek (Vomáčka) – Kvasnička, Mikyska, Galvas, Šalda, Bednář, Král, Bukač – Svoboda, Nečas (C), Kaut – Kern (A), Hladoník, Zadina – Machala (A), Kondelík, Safin – Chytil, Škvrně, Dvořák – Novák

Switzerland: Zaetta (Messerli) – Greisser (C), Le Coultre, Gross, Matewa, Zeiter, Schüpbach, Wüthrich – Reymondin, Kurashev, Hischier – Simic, Nyffeler, Sigrist (A) – Müller, Döpfner, Lehmann – Tanner, Eggenberger (A), Kobler – Leuenberger

Referees: Čech, Hribik – Ondráček, Svoboda (all CZE)

Attendance: 1522

1st period
	01:19	SUI	0:1	Sigrist (Müller)
	03:40	SUI	2	Nyffeler, slashing
	08:32	CZE	1:1	Svoboda (Šalda)
	10:56	SUI	2	7, holding
	13:20	SUI	5+GMP	Tanner, kneeing, served by Döpfner
	14:51	CZE	2:1	Zadina (Galvas)
	17:01	SUI	2	Kurashev, hooking
	17:27	CZE	3:1	Svoboda (Nečas, Kvasnička)
	18:24	CZE	4:1	Safin (Machala, Galvas)
1st intermission
		CZE	2	Bukač, hooking
2nd period
	23:07	CZE	5:1	Nečas (Kaut)
	25:09	CZE	2	Dvořák, high-sticking
	25:19	CZE	2	Hladoník
	28:42	SUI	2	Schüpbach, hooking
	32:07	SUI	2	Hischier, hooking
2nd intermission
3rd period
	43:45	CZE	6:1	Chytil
	54:33	SUI	2	Sigrist, slashing
Final